iPad setting a song as Sound for alarm in Clock

[ChSm]

Hi all, this should be easy but I can’t see how to do it.

I’ve got an mp3 audio file and would like it to play as the Sound when the alarm goes off on my iPad.

How do I get the mp3 where it needs to be, so that I can select it in the Alarm part of Clock?

So far, it’s in an email in my Inbox.

thanks for help!!

 

[ericwn]

Given you’re on iOS 13: create alarm > Sound > pick a song

If its just a file in an email that won’t work. It needs to live in your music library, so you either use iTunes or Apple Music to add the song to the music library.

 

[ChSm]

How can I put an mp3 which lives on my iMac into the library on my iPad where I need it to be, so that it will be available as a Sound for my alarm?
TIA for help!!

 

[ericwn]

Sync content between your Mac and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

On your Mac, sync your content to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

support.apple.com

This should do the trick to get the music onto the music library on your device.

 

[AutomaticApple]

Given you’re on iOS 13: create alarm > Sound > pick a song

Is it the same on iOS 12?

 

[ericwn]

Is it the same on iOS 12?

Unfortunately I cannot test this for you as I don’t have any device with 12 anymore.

 

[AutomaticApple]

Unfortunately I cannot test this for you as I don’t have any device with 12 anymore.

Oh, okay. Thanks anyways!

 

[ChSm]

Thanks ericwn for the link, it looks like just what I need, BUT I have a ridiculous problem right from the get-go: the iPad is hooked up to the iMac via USB cable, but the Finder window I'm looking at (where I'd like to find the iPad under Locations) has no sidebar ... Under View, Hide Sidebar is greyed out (as are all sidebar, toolbar, status bar and path bar options). Mac Help says "To show or hide the sidebar, click the oval button in the upper-right corner of the window" but I also have no such oval button. I'm feeling like a complete newbie here!! what am I missing??
TIA for help!!
BTW at the moment I'm on an old iMac running OS 10.6.8. I will try later today when I get back to my newer iMac running Mojave.

 

[ChSm]

Ignore my previous reply! Here's where I'm at: iPad connected to iMac via USB, new Finder window under Locations doesn't find the iPad. Accessing System Information (in Apple menu holding down Option) I look under USB and sure enough the iPad is there. But how can I sync if iPad doesn't show in Locations??
TIA mucho for help!!